UK football commitment Mike Edwards tweeted this photo of him in the Wildcats locker room Monday.

The UK football team added another member to its 2014 recruiting class Monday, and the latest commitment has the Wildcats in an unfamiliar place near the top of the national rankings.

Ohio safety Mike Edwards became UK’s 13th commitment for next year’s class during a visit to the Lexington campus Monday. The addition of the highly touted defensive back vaulted Kentucky to No. 7 in the Rivals.com team rankings. The Cats are now rated ahead of Alabama, LSU, Florida, Auburn, Ohio State and Florida State, just to name a few.

Rivals considers Edwards a three-star prospect, the No. 33 safety in the country and the No. 16 overall recruit in the state of Ohio for 2014. The 5-foot-11, 182 pounder also had offers from Louisville, Nebraska, West Virginia and Wisconsin, among others.

Scout.com ranks Edwards as a four-star prospect and the No. 233 overall player in the class.

Edwards attends Winton Woods High School in Cincinnati. He is the seventh player from Ohio to commit to Kentucky for the 2014 class.

UK’s recruiting class of 2014

Player

Pos

Ht

Wt

Hometown

Rivals

Scout

ESPN

24/7

Drew Barker

QB

6-3

214

Burlington, Ky.

****

****

****

****

Tymere Dubose

DE

6-6

265

Youngstown, Ohio

***

***

—

**

Mike Edwards

S

5-11

182

Cincinnati, Ohio

***

****

—

***

Ryan Flannigan

OLB

6-3

230

Missouri City, Texas

***

***

***

***

Dorian Hendrix

LB

5-11

225

Huber Heights, Ohio

***

***

—

***

Mikel Horton

RB

6-1

230

West Chester, Ohio

****

***

—

***

Jarrett LaRubbio

OG

6-5

260

Liberty Township, Ohio

***

***

***

***

Darryl Long

TE

6-5

234

Westerville, Ohio

***

***

—

***

Shyquawn Pullium

DB

6-1

190

Erie, Pa.

***

***

**

—

Thaddeus Snodgrass

WR

6-1

184

Springfield, Ohio

****

****

****

***

Jared Tucker

DB

5-11

160

Stone Mountain, Ga.

***

***

—

***

Kobie Walker

LB

6-4

198

Olney, Md.

***

***

—

***

Denzel Ware

DE

6-1

241

Crestview, Fla.

***

****

****

****

*-Barker is considered the No. 117 overall player in the class according to Rivals, No. 109 according to Scout, No. 141 according to ESPN and No. 111 according to 24/7 Sports.
*-Horton is considered the No. 131 overall player in the class according to Rivals.
*-Snodgrass is considered the No. 205 overall player in the class according to Rivals and No. 204 according to Scout.
*-Ware is considered the No. 198 overall player in the class according to Scout, No. 80 according to ESPN and No. 45 according to 24/7 Sports.
*-Edwards is considered the No. 233 overall player in the class according to Scout.
*-Rankings for Flannigan date back to class of 2012.
*-Rankings for Pullium date back to class of 2010.Note: ESPN has not yet assigned star rankings to most players outside the Top 150.